Where does “unretroflexed” come from?
unretroflexed (English) comes from English retroflexed, from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
unretroflexed (English): Not retroflexed
Definitions
- Not retroflexed
Ancestry of “unretroflexed”, step by step
unretroflexed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retroflexed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retroflexed | Bent in a posterior direction, as the uterus;... |
| 2 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 4 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |